The Portland daily press., 1887-05-04
PERSo NAL.

ERobert NJ. Weeks has been appointed a.
clerk in the Portland post Office.
Miss Lucy LeProhon of this city has ac-
cepted a situation in the pension office at
Augusta.
Sidney D. Edwards, Esq, of Oxford, has
been admitted to practice before the Interior
Department.
Capt William Tanning, late keeper of
Quoddy Light, is about to move his family to
Portland.
Rev. George f. jenkins, who resigned the
passionate of the Baptist church at East
Machias recently, has accepted a call from
the Baptist church at Bowdoinham.
Among the gentlemen in the city yesterday
were Deputy Secretary of State Chadbourne.
Hon. Tobias Lord, of Standish, and Hon.
Lambert Sands, of Sebec.
Hon. 7. r. Simonton of Camden, Railroad
Commissioner Mortland and Superintendent
Sanborn Of the State Insane Asylum were in
the ity.yeSterday.
Mr.. Henry G. Rice, representing Shaw,
Hammond & Carney for the last fifteen years
In Kennebec and Somerset counties, is in
town attending the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Rev. DIR. Burrage, who has been seriously
sick for the past two weeks, has been gain
ing rapidly since Saturday and is now on the
road to complete recovery. His many friends
Will be glad to see him out once more
Captain Charles II. Grant of Kittery. Me-.
who was for some time chief officer of the
Belgian steamer Westernland of the Red
Star Line, has been given command of one
of the company's ships.
My
full competitor for the appointment to West
Point from the Fourth district, is a brother
of Hon. John P. Donworth of Houlton, and
at present member Of the Freshman class
of Bowdoin College.
Mr. VIM. FL. Smith has sold his interest in
the Express and now has an ownership in
no paper but the Odd Fellows Register and
Masonic Journal, of which he is the editor.
While still connected with the Express, Mr.
Smith has also relinquished the editorial con-
troll of the paper.
Capt. Dennison, of the steamer City of
Richmond, was married at Machiasport.
Sunday evening, and left with his bride on
the boat for Portland. They will visit
Philadelphia and other points. Captain
Dennison has many friends in all parts of
the State who will wish him happiness.
Mr.. Charles K. Gage, of this city, has con-
nected himself, with the well known house
of Stickney & Poor, Boston, dealers in
spices, extracts, &C., leaving here Monday,
and entering upon the duties of western
salesman. Mr.. Gage will make his home in
this city as before.
Among the recent announcements of
Maponrio1
Baker of Augusta, at Skowhegan; Major II.
S. Melcher of Portland, at Cornish; Ira w.
Davis, Esq, of East Corinth, at Hampden;
Col. j. b. Peaks of Dover, at East Corinth;
Mr.. S. c. Small at Bethel; Rev. A. S. Ladd
at Milo, not Col. A. G. Hamlin of Bangor, as
first announced.
Mr.. Otis Blabon, former resident of
Chesteryille, and the father of Joseph E.
Blabon, Esq, of this city, died April 18th, in
Southern California, at the age of So years.
In addition to his employment at farming,
Mr.. Blabon was an exhorter in the Methodist
church, and also prepared specific for ply
steal maladies and was successful in his
various callings. He joined in the great
rush to the gold regions of California in
1S49, taking passage in a sailing vessel
around Cape Horn. Before reaching the
Cape fatal disease broke out among the
officers and crew, and Mr. Blabon not only
dispensed his remedies in attempting to stay
the disease, but also acted as chaplain at the
burial service, and, after the death of the
captain and mates, took care of the ship,
carried her safely around the perilous Cape,
and subsequently into the safe harbor of
San Francisco,